Llanrug’s story
Llanrug: 33% of homes built before 1919
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlanrugGwynedd
1,537 people live in this village in Gwynedd, Wales.
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Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,537
Census 2021 · Gwynedd council
Median home
£215K
53 sales in 3 years
Median age
41.2
22% are 65+ · Gwynedd 23%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llanrug a good place to live?
Llanrug’s strongest subject is cost of living: homes sell for a median £215,000, about 4.8 times local household income. Most journeys need a car (C): just over one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety, B− for health and B for hazard risk. Jobs and pay trail most towns: households earn a mean £50,700 a year, and 2.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · flood risk, Natural Resources Wales · income, ONS · claimants, DWP. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Llanrug has its subject grades alone.
This town's Health Grade uses ONS's small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
What makes Llanrug stand out
The 2 things Llanrug does most differently from other towns.
How Llanrug grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Llanrug is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Llanrug has its subject grades alone.
WalkabilityBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnBOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsC+Open →SafetyAbove the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaBOpen →HealthNear typical for the towns comparedB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsC−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 6% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeA−Open →Civic life4.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryBOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Caernarfon and 4 more in and around Llanrug
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llanrug. Best known first.
FortCaernarfon4.8 km outside town, to the west
Heritage railwayLlanberis Lake Railway3.5 km outside town, to the southeast
Theme parkGreenwood Family Park3.1 km outside town, to the north
MuseumOld Quarry Hospital4.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumSegontium Visitor Centre4.5 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Caernarfon: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llanberis Lake Railway: The original uploader was Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenwood Family Park: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Quarry Hospital: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanrug.
History
No listed buildings in Llanrug
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 33% of the total, below Gwynedd’s towns (40%) but above Wales’s towns (27%). Cadw’s list has no building inside Llanrug’s built-up area.
0listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
33%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Schools
2 state schools in Llanrug
All of them are below. Some 1,029 pupils attend Llanrug’s one primary and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol LlanrugLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 265 | – |
| Ysgol BrynrefailLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 764 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.See all 2 schools →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Work tends to be further away for Llanrug: 22% commute under 5 km, below Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 11% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Gwynedd’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (16%) alike. Jobs per working resident: 0.4. Work in town: 7% of resident commuters.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot7%
Bus3%
Bicycle1%
22%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
20%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£51K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 30% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B
Few households rent privately in Llanrug: 10%, fewer than in both Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Three quarters of households own their home, above both Gwynedd’s towns (63%) and Wales’s towns (65%). Council and housing-body homes hold 15% of households. Private rents average £724 a month across the Gwynedd council area.
£215Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llanrug£215K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £285,000 | 22 |
| Semi-detached | £185,000 | 14 |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 17 |
75%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
10%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£724
average private rent a month, Gwynedd council area
£2,469
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Llanrug records less violent crime per resident than Gwynedd’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 20.8 per 1,000 a year
Per 1,000 residents, 6.5 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Reported offences in Llanrug came to 64 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 19. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 13.2 reports per 1,000, between Gwynedd’s towns (16.3) and Wales’s towns (10.4).
20.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 41% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual41
Damage & arson8
Public order5
Other theft5
Drugs2
Shoplifting1
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Anti-social19
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
20.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
64
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Is Llanrug a healthy place? 84% of its people say their health is good, above Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
Llanrug has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.5 miles away. At the census, 17% of people here had a disability, lower than both Gwynedd’s towns (20%) and Wales’s towns (22%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.4% of the town.
84%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Llanrug | Gwynedd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 80% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 20% | 22% |
79.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.1
life expectancy at birth, women
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy among them.
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Llanrug are under 15, more than in both Gwynedd’s towns and Wales’s towns
36% of adults hold a degree, above both Gwynedd’s towns (32%) and Wales’s towns (31%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. Half of Llanrug is older than 41.2, half younger.
41.2median age
LlanrugGwyneddWales
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llanrug | Gwynedd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 32% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwynedd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llanrug
15pages on Llanrug
The big questions
SafetyB20.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £215K · rent £724 a monthHousing18 sold in 12 months · busiest street Station RoadSchools2 state schools (no results published in Wales)HealthB−Work & commuteC+38% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Llanrug’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BethelClwt-y-bontY FelinheliLlanberisCaernarfonTregarthLlanfair PwllgwyngyllLlanrug
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanrug | 1,537 | — | — | B | B | B− |
| Bethel | 1,091 | 1.5 | — | B | A | B− |
| Clwt-y-bont | 1,385 | 2.5 | — | A | C | C− |
| Y Felinheli | 2,333 | 2.6 | — | B+ | B− | B− |
| Llanberis | 1,838 | 3.2 | — | B | C | C |
| Caernarfon | 9,831 | 3.2 | C | B+ | D− | C− |
| Tregarth | 1,252 | 5.1 | — | B | A+ | C+ |
| Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll | 2,905 | 5.4 | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
Bethel, Clwt-y-bont, Y Felinheli, Llanberis and Tregarth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llanrug
Is Llanrug expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £215,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £185,000, semi-detached houses £185,000 and detached houses £285,000.
Is Llanrug safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades B. Police recorded 64 crimes inside Llanrug’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 64% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking. Burglary was rare, with 1 report in the year.
Does Llanrug flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
About Llanrug
Village in Gwynedd, Wales
Llanrug is a built-up area of 1,537 people, in the Gwynedd council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 1,537 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Gwynedd
- County
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000114
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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